I have to get something from my home state in here.
In Tukwila, Washington, a grab-and-run thief hustled out of a Target store with a stolen VCR. When employees followed him outside, they found he couldn't start his can as it was out of gas. The thief carried the VCR over to a gas station to buy gas. When the cops showed up, he was still filling up his van, with the stolen VCR under one arm.
I'd imagine he had a tank, filled that up, put enough gas in the van to move it to the station, and then began filling it up at the station, but I really don't know.